ARM Ministries's Blog – November 2012 Archive (2)

Scripture Reading: Luke 15:1-7; Matthew 18:10-14

“He calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’”

—Luke 15:6

Today’s parable is found in both Matthew and Luke. The contexts, though, are different, so each has a different interpretation. In Luke we find…

"because the son of man came seek and to save what was lost."(Luke 19: 10). Christ said: "I came into this world for one reason: to reach and save the lost souls." However, it wasn't only the mission of Jesus. He made our mission also: "then he said to them: go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation."(Mark 16: 15) Jesus spoke here to a small group of believer, about 120 people who had gathered in the upper room. And what task it entrusted to them! "Go to foreign nations,…